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Pediatricians set new peanut allergy guidelines

Allergies are on the rise, and doctors believe it's a result of an overly clean environment

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Updated: 2:27 PM EDT Apr 30, 2017

Pediatricians set new peanut allergy guidelines

Allergies are on the rise, and doctors believe it's a result of an overly clean environment

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WEBVTT WILL GET BETTER.WE WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHEN ASCHRIS BREAKDOWN THE FORECAST INJUST A BIT.BUT FIRST AS MANY AS 6 MILLIONCHILDREN IN THE U.S. HAVE FOODALLERGIES AND ARORY HEALTHCAREALLERGIST DR. SHELLY WATERS ISHERE TO SHARE INSIGHT ON FOODALLERGIES IN CHILDREN.>> THANKS ANDY.>> SO DR. WATERS TALK ABOUTALLERGIES, AND PEANUT BUTTER.IT IS BIG RIGHT NOW.WHAT IS GOING THAT IS DRIVINGTHE ALLERGIES.>> ALLERGY IN GENERAL WE FOUNDINCREASED OVER THE LAST COUPLEOF DECADES.WE FEEL FOR THE MOST PART IT ISRELATED TO SOMETHING CALLED THEHYGIENE HYPOTHESIS.THAT MEANS IN OUR WESTERNSOCIETY WE'RE JUST SORT OFHYPERSANITIZING -- AND OURIMMUNE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT'S NOTSTIMULATED BY A LOT OF MICROBESAND PARASITES IT STARTS TO REACTTO THINGS THAT REALLY WE SHOULDBE ABLE TO TOLERATE.>> SO IN EASTON SOCIETIES YOUSEE MORE INTRODUCTION OF PEANUTSOR THE TYPES OF FOODS, YOUNGERAT AN EARLIER AGE, RIGHT?>> THAT'S RIGHT.SO IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSETHERE WAS A LANDMARK STUDY THATWAS PUBLISHED IN 2015.THAT, THOSE ASTUTE --RESEARCHERS NOTICED THAT KIDS INISRAEL EAT STICKS, A LITTLEBIT -- PEANUT SNACKS AND THOSECHILDREN HAD A MUCH LOWER RATEOF PEANUT ALLERGY VERSUS THEKIDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OFISRAELI ORIGIN, BUT LIVING INTHE WESTER SOCIETY.>> THAT IS THE STUDY THATCHANGED GUIDELINES.THESE ARE NEW GUIDELINES. >> EXACTLY.SO THE N.I.H. RELEASED AN UPDATETO THE FOOD ALLERGY GUIDELINES.THEY ARE SAYING NOW, WE SHOULDCONSIDER ADDING PEANUT INTO THECHILD'S DIET AS YOUNG AS AGE SIXMONTHS.SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THATIF YOU CHILD IS CONSIDEREDHIGH-RISK FOR PEANUT ALLERGY,THAT WOULD BE A CHILD W ISALREADY KNOWN TO HAVE EGGALLERGY OR SEVERE ECZEMA, THATCHILD BE SEEN BY A SPECIALISTAND TESTED PRIOR TO ANYINTRODUCTION.BUT IN LOW-RISK KIDS -- THAT'SPROBABLY SOMETHING THAT COULD BEINTRODUCED AT HOME.>> YEAH.>> THE ONE THING THAT I WANT TOCAUTION PARENTS ON, THOUGH, ISTHAT THEY NEED TO HAVE THISDISCUSSION WITH THEIRPEDIATRICIAN PRIOR TOINTRODUCTION.BECAUSE -- WE NEED TO KNOWEXACTLY HOW THE PEANUT WILL BEINTRODUCED IN THE SAME MANNER.WE DON'T WANT CHILDREN EATINGPEANUTS WHEN THEY ARE TOO YOUNGOR PEANUT BUTTER WHICH CAN BEA CHOKING HAZARD.>> ABSOLUTELY.GREAT INFORMATION DR. WATERS.THANK YOU FOR COMING IN THIS

Pediatricians set new peanut allergy guidelines

Allergies are on the rise, and doctors believe it's a result of an overly clean environment